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This savory sausage breakfast casserole is flaky, filling, delicious and ready in under 30 minutes!!
The Ultimate Breakfast Feast
We LOVE this sausage breakfast casserole so much. It’s everything we love about breakfast, in one dish. Savory sausage, creamy eggs with cheese, and mouth-watering spices, all layered atop a soft and flaky crescent sheet.
It’s the perfect breakfast, and easy to make in large quantities. Add in that it only takes about 22 minutes to make, and this casserole will become a staple breakfast food in your kitchen.
It’s the perfect way to start a morning or holiday weekend! For more favorite breakfast casseroles, check out our Sausage Cream Cheese Casserole, Hashbrown Breakfast Casserole and Biscuit Breakfast Casserole.
WHY WE LOVE IT:
- All in one! This sausage breakfast casserole is everything you love about breakfast, layered on a crescent sheet.
- On the table in no time. From start to finish it’s ready in under 30 minutes – prepped in 7 and baked in 15!
- Filling. Crescent rolls, eggs, and sausage – everything you need to fill you up and get you through the morning!
Ingredients
PREP TIME: 7 minutes
COOK TIME: 15 minutes
- 1 pound sausage – or flavors of pork, chicken, or turkey sausage. You can also replace the sausage with cubes of ham or cooked crumbled bacon.
- 1 (8-ounce) package crescent sheet
- 5 large eggs
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning – Omit the Italian seasoning and replace it with a spice of your choice. Add heat with red pepper flakes
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese – or Colby Jack, Pepper Jack, or a cheese blend. Freshly shredded cheese melts better than prepackaged cheese.
- optional veggies – Saute and mix in vegetables like red bell pepper, mushrooms, broccoli florets, spinach, or jalapenos.
- optional toppings – Homemade Salsa, cooked bacon, sour cream, or green onions, Sausage Gravy
How to Make Sausage Breakfast Casserole
- PREP. Preheat oven to 400°F.
- SAUSAGE. Brown 1 pound sausage in a large skillet over medium heat, breaking it up as it cooks. Drain excess grease.
- CRESCENTS ROLLS. Unroll the 8-ounce crescent sheet and spread it onto the bottom of a greased 9×13 casserole dish. Evenly spread cooked sausage over the dough.
- EGGS. In a large bowl, whisk 5 eggs, ¼ cup milk, 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Pour the egg mixture over the top of your casserole, and sprinkle 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese on top.
- BAKE. Bake for 15-20 minutes until the eggs are set and the crust is golden.
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 pound sausage
- 1 package crescent sheet
- 5 eggs
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Brown sausage in a skillet over medium heat, breaking it up as it cooks. Unroll the crescent sheet and spread it onto the bottom of a greased 9×13 baking dish. Evenly spread sausage over the dough.
- In a medium bowl, whisk eggs, milk, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Pour over the top of your casserole, and sprinkle the cheese on top.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes until the eggs are set and the crust is golden.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Recipe FAQ
Assemble up to 8 hours ahead of time. Cover with plastic wrap and keep it in the refrigerator. Add a few extra minutes to the baking time.
Fully bake and cool the casserole before wrapping it tightly with plastic wrap and again with aluminum foil before. Freeze for up to 3 months.
Store leftovers in an airtight container(s) in the refrigerator for up to 4 days or freeze for up to 2 months.
You said 2 months in fridge. I hope you meant freezer. This was wonderful, thank you.
Thanks for catching that! Yes, in the freezer! Glad you enjoyed the recipe.
This was a very easy casserole to make and I winged it and put onions and peppers In It to give it flavor
This was SO easy and delicious! We have a standard breakfast casserole we have made for years which includes toast broken up into small pieces but this one is so much less time consuming and according to my hubby, even better! Because of the size of our family, I included 8 eggs and it was done in 22 minutes.
I just got through making this breakfast casserole, and will definitely add this to my favorites! Not only was it easy, but has lots of flavor!
I added peppers and onions to the sausage when I cooked it. I also used half of low fat cheddar cheese and half of regular cheddar. I also used half and half milk instead of regular skim milk.
I will definitely make this again. Thanks for sharing this recipe!
You’re welcome! I’m so glad you enjoyed the casserole! Thanks for sharing what you did.
We found this recipe a few years ago. Always a favorite with family and friends and so easy!
Quick, easy and delicious.
Oh I’m so glad to hear the recipe is a hit! Thanks for sharing!
I haven’t made this yet, but I wondered if you or anyone on here has ever tried adding some gravy to this casserole and if so, did it come out ok? I used to get these little frozen individual breakfast pizza’s that had gravy, sausage, cheese, and egg that were so good, but I can’t ever find them anymore, so I’ve been on the hunt for a recipe that might be similar.. the gravy really made the whole dish so good.. any ideas would be great! Thanks in advance! 🙂
Those do sound tasty!! I haven’t made this particular breakfast casserole with a gravy before. But if you do add one, you will have to let us know how it turns out! We have a Biscuits and Gravy Breakfast Casserole that might interest you too… a little different than this one, but might be worth looking into for the gravy aspect of it. 😉 https://lilluna.com/biscuits-and-gravy-casserole/
I’m making today. CAN I ADD ONIONS, MIXED PEPPERS N KALE TO THIS RECIPE? COULD TURKEY SAUSAGE BE USED INSTEAD OF REGULAR?
Absolutely!! How did it turn out?
Yes! I made the casserole but added hashbrowns on top of the egg and topped them with cheese and baked as directed. While that was baking I made some sausage gravy. Girl! If you haven’t made it yet you’re missing! Chef’s kiss 💋
Do you know what I can substitute for the crescent roll dough? I have looked in many stores and there seems to be a supply issue with Pillsbury
Oh darn! You could try using a pie crust or even using refrigerated biscuits. Both would give you a little different flavor and texture, but may still work? If you use biscuits, I’d say flatten them out either with your hands or a rolling pin so they aren’t so thick. Best of luck in the hunt for crescent rolls!
My family loved it the video helped.
I typically use a different recipe but was intrigued by yours with the use of the cresent sheet, so I combined them. I just realized that in your recipe it calls for 5 eggs, my normal one, 8 eggs. Should I remove some of the egg mixture? Wondering if it’ll still cook up nicely with the crescent sheet with that much egg.
I haven’t ever tried the recipe with 8 eggs. You maybe would need to play with the baking time? You’ll have to let us know what you did and how it turned out. 🙂
We love this recipe!! When making ahead of time, do you still pour the egg mixture on top? Even if it’s not going to be cooked til the next day?
Yes, you can! You can make the recipe up to 24 hours beforehand and you can pour the egg mixture on already. You can also wait until right before baking too. Either way!